Table 3.
Chemical composition and fermentation profile of different parts of paper mulberry silage.
| Items 1 | Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf | Stem | Whole Plant | |
| Chemical Composition | |||
| DM (g/kg) | 261.04 ± 4.00 ab | 271.06 ± 8.06 a | 256.80 ± 1.70 b |
| CP (g/kg DM) | 252.87 ± 11.57 a | 92.28 ± 1.90 c | 190.76 ± 6.26 b |
| NDF (g/kg DM) | 304.25 ± 6.06 c | 670.19 ± 2.68 a | 415.45 ± 12.91 b |
| ADF (g/kg DM) | 158.48 ± 14.29 c | 580.47 ± 8.57 a | 323.72 ± 23.90 b |
| Fermentation Profile | |||
| pH | 5.09 ± 0.06 a | 3.81 ± 0.01 c | 4.80 ± 0.20 b |
| NH3-N (g/kg TN) | 44.07 ± 7.37 a | 20.91 ± 3.23 b | 43.94 ± 10.87 a |
| Lactate (g/kg DM) | 99.77 ± 2.29 a | 52.07 ± 6.62 b | 90.65 ± 13.92 a |
| Acetate (g/kg DM) | 39.63 ± 4.71 a | 6.43 ± 1.78 c | 22.71 ± 2.52 b |
| Propionate (g/kg DM) | 21.03 ± 2.27 a | ND b | 23.96 ± 6.03 a |
| Butyrate (g/kg DM) | ND | ND | ND |
Values with different lowercase superscript letters (a, b, and c) are significantly different (p < 0.05) between different parts. 1 DM: dry matter; CP: crude protein; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; TN: total N, NH3-N/TN: NH3-N to total N ratio; ND: no detection.